Type-writer desk



1. H. HEYWARD.

TYPE WRITER DESK.

APPLICAUON F1150 FEB. 2s. 1919.

1 32 1,439. Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

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1. H. HEYWARD.

TYPE WRITER DESK.

APPLICATION EILED FEB. 28,1919.

Patend Nov. 11, 1919.

I 1 l l JULIUS HENRY HEYWARD, OFGlrREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

TYPE-WRITER DESK.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 11, 1919.

Application led February 28, 1919. Serial VNo. 279,678. Y

To all whom t may concern.'

`Be it known that I, JULiUs .1 -I. HEYWAED,

a citizen of the United States, residing atY Greenville, in the county of Greenville and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type- IVritei Desks; and I do declare the following, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of my invention is to provide av and unique association of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, the descriptive matter being supplemented by the accompanying drawings which form a part of this application.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the desk opened for use.

Fig. 2 is a duplicate of Fig. 1 with the exception that it discloses the desk in closed position. j Y

Fig. `3 is a horizontal section on the planes of the line 8-8 of Fig. 1. Y

Fig. d is a. vertical transverse section as indicated by the line -l-a of Fig. 2.

In the drawing above briefly described,

the numeral 1 designates a cabinet having` an open front, the top of said cabinet consisting of a. rear iiXed section 2 and a front section 3 hinged at 4 for folding onto said rear section, as shown in Fig. l. A pair of suitably shaped lever members 5 are fulcrumed by bolts or the like 6 to the opposite sides 7 of the cabinet 1 and are preferably spaced from said sides by blocks 8.v The lever members 5, as shown are substantially in the form of right angle triangles with projecting arms 9 at one angle, while a transverse bar 10 connects the two members at another angle and may serve as a weight for retaining said members in vertical position as in Fig. 1, so as to more or less counter-balance the weight of the typewriter 'as will hereinafter appear. The lever members 5 may vary in shape, and means other than the aforesaid bar could be used for counterbalancing the weightof the typewriter. lI prefer, however, to use the construction shown on account of its inexpensive nature.

The lever members 5 operate a typewriter support toproject the machine for use when the front top section Skis raised and to move the .machine rearwardly into the cabinet when said top section is closed, and for operating saidlevermembers from the top section, I employ a cabinet front section 12 which is disposed .substantially vertical when the cabinet is closed and which then disposes the levermembers 5 in approximately horizontal. positions. The upper end of the front section 12 is pivoted at 13 to the top section .3,while its lower end is similarly connected vat 14E kwith the arms 9 of the lever members. When the top section 3 is ,foldedL rearwardly as in Fig. 1, the front section 12 rests ,upon said top section and this movement of parts positions the lever members 5 vertically as in Fig.,1 to the typewriter support .as shown.

Each of the lever members 5 has rigidly proj ect secured thereto an arni 15 and these armsk carry and depend from the fulcrums 6 of the lever4 memberswhen the latter are positioned as yin Fig. 2.4 In advance of theV arms 15 and, located between the latter and the cabinet Vfront section12, two levers 16 are fulcrumed at 17 to the sides 7 of the cabinet 1, being preferably spaced from said-sides by the blocks 8 before mentioned, said levers 16 being parallel with the, arms 15 and being connected at their lower vends by the trans- Vverserod l181which is spacedin a plane above Vanother rod 19 which connects the lower ends of the arms 15. It will be observed by reference more particularly to Fig. 2 that the pivots 17 of the levers 16 are located in a plane above the fulcrums 6 of the lever members 5, and that the distance between the pivots 17 and the rod 18, is the same as that between said fulcrums and the rod 19. These distances may be varied by placing the rods 18 and 19 in the openings 18 and 19 respectively, with which the levers 16 and the arms 15 are provided. The support 20 may thus be adjusted tol suit the operators demands.

As in the patent above referred to, the support 20 includes depending side boards 21 slotted vertically at 22 to receive the rods 18 and 19, so that the support 2() may be removed whenever required toY permit more easy cleaning of the interior of the cabinet and the floor below the same, and these slots may also in some instances be used as means to permit vertical adjustment of the typewriter support, for instance, in the same manner as disclosed in the aforementioned patent. Due to the arrangement of parts disclosed, when the lever members are moved to vertical positions by opening of the top section 3, the .farms l5 will move the support 20 upwardly and forwardly to position the same for use as in F ig. l, the levers 16 then swinging to the horizontal position disclosed, parallel movement of said arms and levers being insured by the links con necting them. ReturnA of the top section 3 to the closed position of F ig. 2, restores .the several parts to normal position and moves the typewriter into the cabinet as shown.

Preferably used in connection with the parts above described is a front section or panel 24C hinged at 25 and coacting with the front section or panel 12 to close the front of the cabinet, said panel'24 beinga'dapted for outward swinging to the position of Fig. l to form a foot rest.

F rom the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that although my invention is of comparatively simple and inexpensive nature, it will be highly efficient and desirable, permitting convenient use of the desk for other purposes, when the typewriter is not in use, and serving to immediately `position the ma-l chine for operation, the moment the top section 3 is opened. Since probably the best results are obtained from the details dis closed, they may well be followed, but within the scope of the invention as claimed, considerable latitude is allowed for making numerous minor changes.

I claim:

l. In a typewriter desk, a cabinet whose top includes a hinged front section foldable rearwardly upon the remainder of the top, a pair of lever members in said cabinet and fulcrumed to the sides thereof, a front panel for the cabinet disposed substantially vertical when the desk is closed, said panel be ing pivoted at its upper end to the front section of Said top and at its lower end to said lever members to operate the latter from the former, said panel being foldable onto said top section when the latter is opened, a projectable and retractable typewriter support in said cabinet, and means operated by said lever members for projecting said support for use when said members are moved by opening of the cabinet top and front.

2. In a typewriter desk, a cabinet whose top includes a hinged front section foldable rearwardly upon the remainder of the top, a pair of lever members in said cabinet and fulcrumed to the sides thereof, a front panel for the cabinet disposed substantially vertical when the desk is closed, said panel being pivoted at its upper end -to the front section of said top and vat its lower end to said lever members to operate the latter from the former, said panel being folda'ble onto said top section when the latter is opened, said lever members having a pair of arms rigidly joined thereto vand depending therefrom when the desk is closed, a pair of additional levers substantially vertical when the desk is closed, said additional levers being located between said arms and said panel and being fulcrumed to said sides of the cabinet at points in a plane above the fulcrlnns of said lever members, and a typewriter support to which the lower ends of said arms and said additional levers are pivoted, the pivotal connections of the levers and support being located in a plane above the pivotal connections of said larms and support.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JULIUS HENRY HEYWARD.

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